MOORESVILLE, N.C. — A chase in Mooresville led police to catch a Florida man driving a car stolen from Colorado, according to authorities.
Police say an automatic license plate reader on Williamson Road caught sight of a car reported stolen from Denver on Monday around 3 p.m.
They tried to stop the driver, Gerald Deon Pendergrass from Lauderhill, Florida, but Pendergrass continued driving on Brawley School Road.
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Authorities used stop sticks on the road near Attleboro Place to stop him. Pendergrass ran away from police but was tracked by a K9 team and arrested.
Pendergrass was already wanted in Georgia and Florida.
He faces charges of Felony Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle, Felony Flee/Elude Arrest with a Motor Vehicle, Felony Identity Theft, Felony Hit and Run, Resisting a Public Officer, No Operators License, Breaking and Entering, Driving While Impaired, and two counts of Fugitive from Justice.
He’s at the Iredell County Detention Center on a $150,000 secured bond.
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